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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology (H-L)
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/08/2012
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habilitat/o-
 Definition
give ability
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halit/o-
 Definition
breath
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hallucin/o-
 Definition
imagined perception
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hal/o-
 Definition
breathe
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hebe/o-
 Definition
youth
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hec/o-
 Definition
habitual condition of the body
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hedon/o-
 Definition
pleasure
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helic/o-
 Definition
a coil
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hemat/o-
 Definition
blood
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hemi-
 Definition
one half
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hem/o-
 Definition
blood
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hemoglobin/o-
 Definition
hemoglobin
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hemorrh/o-
 Definition
a flowing of blood
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hemorrhoid/o-
 Definition
hemorrhoid
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hepat/o-
 Definition
liver
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heredit/o-
 Definition
genetic inheritance
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hered/o-
 Definition
genetic inheritance
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herni/o-
 Definition
hernia
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heter/o-
 Definition
other
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hex/o-
 Definition
habitual condition of the body
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hiat/o-
 Definition
gap, opening
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hidr/o-
 Definition
sweat
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hil/o-
 Definition
hilum (indentation in an organ)
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hirsut/o-
 Definition
hairy
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histi/o-
 Definition
tissue
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home/o-
 Definition
same
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hom/i-
 Definition
man
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hormon/o-
 Definition
hormone
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humer/o-
 Definition
humerous (upper arm bone)
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hyal/o-
 Definition
clear, glasslike substance
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hydatidi/o-
 Definition
fluid-filled vesicles
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hydr/o-
 Definition
water; fluid
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hygien/o-
 Definition
health
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hy/o-
 Definition
U-shaped structure
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hyper-
 Definition
above; more than normal
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hypn/o-
 Definition
sleep
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hypo-
 Definition
below, deficient
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hypophys/o-
 Definition
pituitary gland
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hyster/o-
 Definition
uterus (womb)
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition; state; thing
Term
-iac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ial
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ian
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ias
 Definition
condition
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-iasis
 Definition
state of; process of
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-iatic
 Definition
pertaining to a state or process
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iatr/o-
 Definition
physician; medical treatment
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-iatry
 Definition
medical treatment
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ical
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ice
 Definition
state; quality
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-ician
 Definition
skilled professional or expert
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-ics
 Definition
knowledge; practice
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icter/o-
 Definition
jaundice
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ict/o-
 Definition
seizure
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-id
 Definition
resembling;source or origin
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-ide
 Definition
chemically modified structure
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idi/o-
 Definition
unknown; individual
Term
-ie
 Definition
a thing
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-il
 Definition
a thing
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-ile
 Definition
pertaining to
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ile/o-
 Definition
ileum (third part of small intestine)
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ili/o-
 Definition
ilium (hip bone)
Term
illus/o-
 Definition
false perception
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im-
 Definition
not
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-immune
 Definition
immune response
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immun/o-
 Definition
immune response
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impact/o-
 Definition
wedged in
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implant/o-
 Definition
placed within
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in-
 Definition
in; within; not
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-in
 Definition
a substance
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incarcer/o-
 Definition
to imprison
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incis/o-
 Definition
to cut into
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incude/o-
 Definition
incus (anvil-shaped bone)
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induct/o-
 Definition
a leading in
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-ine
 Definition
thing pertaining to
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infarct/o-
 Definition
area of dead tissue
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infect/o-
 Definition
disease withing
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infer/o-
 Definition
below
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inflammat/o-
 Definition
redness and warmth
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infra-
 Definition
below; beneath
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-ing
 Definition
doing
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inguin/o-
 Definition
groin
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inhibit/o-
 Definition
block; hold back
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inject/o-
 Definition
insert; put in
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insemin/o-
 Definition
plant a seed
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insert/o-
 Definition
to put in; introduce
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inspect/o-
 Definition
looking at
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insulin/o-
 Definition
insulin
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insul/o-
 Definition
island
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integument/o-
 Definition
skin
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integu/o-
 Definition
to cover
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intern/o-
 Definition
inside
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interstiti/o-
 Definition
spaces within tissue
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intestin/o-
 Definition
intestine
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intra-
 Definition
within
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intrins/o-
 Definition
on the inside
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intussuscep/o-
 Definition
to receive within
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invas/o-
 Definition
to go into
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involut/o-
 Definition
enlarged organ returns to normal size
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iodin/o-
 Definition
iodine
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iod/o-
 Definition
iodine
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-ion
 Definition
action; condition
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-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ious
 Definition
pertaining to
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irid/o-
 Definition
iris (colored part of the eye)
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ir/o-
 Definition
iris (colored part of the eye)
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ischi/o-
 Definition
ischium (hip bone)
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isch/o-
 Definition
keep back; block
Term
-ism
 Definition
process; disease from a specific cause
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-ist
 Definition
one who specializes in
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-istic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-istry
 Definition
process related to the specialty of
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-isy
 Definition
condition of inflammation or infection
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-ite
 Definition
thing that pertains to
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-itian
 Definition
a skilled professional or expert
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-itic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ition
 Definition
condition of having
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of; infection of
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-ity
 Definition
state; condition
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-ium
 Definition
a chemical element; a structure
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-ive
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ix
 Definition
a thing
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-ization
 Definition
process of making, creating, or inserting
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-ize
 Definition
affecting in a particular way
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-izer
 Definition
thing that affects in a particular way
Term
jaund/o-
 Definition
yellow
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jejun/o-
 Definition
jejunum (middle part of small intestine)
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jugul/o-
 Definition
jugular (throat)
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kal/i-
 Definition
potassium
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kary/o-
 Definition
nucleus
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kel/o-
 Definition
tumor
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kerat/o-
 Definition
cornea (of the eye); hard, fibrous protein
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ket/o-
 Definition
ketones
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keton/o-
 Definition
ketones
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kilo-
 Definition
one thousand
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-kine
 Definition
movement
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-kinesis
 Definition
condition of movement
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kines/o-
 Definition
movement
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kin/o-
 Definition
movement
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klept/o-
 Definition
to steal
Term
kyph/o-
 Definition
bent; humpbacked
Term
labi/o-
 Definition
lip; labium
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laborat/o-
 Definition
workplace; testing place
Term
labyrinth/o-
 Definition
labyrinth (of the inner ear)
Term
lacer/o-
 Definition
a tearing
Term
lacrim/o-
 Definition
tears
Term
lact/i-
 Definition
milk
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lact/o-
 Definition
milk
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-lalia
 Definition
abnormal condition of talk
Term
lamin/o-
 Definition
lamina (flat area on the vertebra)
Term
lapar/o-
 Definition
abdomen
Term
laryng/o-
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
Term
later/o-
 Definition
side
Term
lei/o-
 Definition
smooth
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lenticul/o-
 Definition
lens (of the eye)
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lent/o-
 Definition
lens (of the eye)
Term
-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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leuk/o-
 Definition
white
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lev/o-
 Definition
left
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lex/o-
 Definition
word
Term
ligament/o-
 Definition
ligament
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ligat/o-
 Definition
to tie up; to bind
Term
limb/o-
 Definition
edge; border
Term
lingu/o-
 Definition
tongue
Term
lipid/o-
 Definition
lipid (fat)
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lip/o-
 Definition
lipid (fat)
Term
-listhesis
 Definition
see -olisthesis
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone
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lith/o-
 Definition
stone
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lob/o-
 Definition
lobe of an organ
Term
locat/o-
 Definition
a place
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loc/o-
 Definition
in one place
Term
log/o-
 Definition
word; the study of
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-logy
 Definition
the study of
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lord/o-
 Definition
swayback
Term
luc/o-
 Definition
clear
Term
lumb/o-
 Definition
lower back; area between the ribs and pelvis
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lumin/o-
 Definition
lumen (opening)
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lun/o-
 Definition
moon
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-ly
 Definition
going toward
Term
lymp/o-
 Definition
lymph; lymphatic system
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ly/o-
 Definition
break down; destroy
Term
-lysis
 Definition
process of breaking down or destroying
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lys/o-
 Definition
break down; destroy
Term
-lyte
 Definition
dissolved substance
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